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pawa

pawa noun: an edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

Noun

pawa (plural pawas)

  1. (New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
    • One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories"
    Synonyms:
    pāua, abalone, ear-shell, ormer, perlemoen

Proper noun capitalized: Pawa

Pawa

  1. A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines.

pawa meaning in Malay

pawa in Malay

edible univalve mollusc
abalon

Synonyms of pawa

Forms of pawa

pluralpawas

Questions about pawa

What does pawa mean?
Pawa means an edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
What is pawa in Malay?
Pawa in Malay is abalon. See Pawa meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is pawa?
Pawa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pawa?
The plural of pawa is pawas.

Words near pawa in the dictionary

  1. paw print
  2. paw prints
  3. paw up
  4. paw-paw
  5. paw-paws
  6. pawa
  7. Pawaka
  8. Pawala
  9. pawang
  10. pawangs
  11. Pawar

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